Giants Send Players to Great Falls in Pioneer Rookie League
Cedar Rapids Giants prepare for moves to Great Falls Montana in the Pioneer Rookie League with outfielders Juan Oppenheimer Darnell Baker and infielder Frankie Thon likely to depart. Manager Jack Mull hints at additional players possibly joining them as catcher Bob Kearney exits for Waterbury and Jim Blythe replaces him. Also noted are Midwest League all star selections Chili Davis Craig Hedrick Pat Alexander with Ken Feinberg narrowly missed. Schedule errata caused a May 9 doubleheader with Quad Cities to be recorded wrongly and three more twin bills are planned.
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Softball Scores From Park Church League Play
In Park Church League action St Pats defeated Latter Day Saints 8 to 3. Calvary Baptist beat Trinity Methodist 6 to 3 while Trinity Lutheran routed Immaculate Conception 15 to 2. Asbury edged Evangelical 4 to 1.
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High School Baseball Scores Reported
Midland defeated Oxford Junction 4 to 2, Valley of Elgin beat Eldora 6 to 2, Keota shut out Lowe Valley 6 to 0, and Iowa Valley defeated Keota 11 to 7.
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Jefferson Girls Softball Rout Washington 13-5
Jefferson high school softball crushed Washington 13-5 in Metro play last night. Player Rhonda Pomeroy went 2-3 for the J-Hawks as they improved to 3-1 on the season. Jefferson JV also defeated Washington JV 17-4.
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Norway Girls Softball Triumph Over LaSalle 5 4
Norway jumped to a 5-0 lead and held off a late LaSalle push to win 5-4 for LaSalle’s first loss in three outings. LaSalle stranded two runners after a sixth inning run. Norway also claimed the junior varsity game 8-3.
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LaSalle Defeats Marion In Friday Metro Baseball Showdown
LaSalle rallied from one run down to lead 5th inning then scored three in the sixth to run past Marion 8-6. LaSalle bunched three hits in the sixth and took control with a three run frame. Marion managed a late push but fell short.
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Springville teams sweep Maquoketa Valley in Tri-Rivers action
Springville boys improved to 5-0 with an 8-6 win over Maquoketa Valley as Val Penney and Chris Engel had two hits each. The Springville girls rolled to a 15-8 victory over Maquoketa Valley with Lori Young hammering four singles and Sandy Binley adding two doubles.
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Alburnett Beats East Buchanan 4-0 In Softball
Grimm pitched a 3 hit shutout as Alburnett defeated East Buchanan 4-0. Wanda Franklin homered solo and Betty Cooper tripled for Alburnett. East Buchanan remains winless at 0-3 this season.
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Pointers Rout Central City in Four Inning Softball Opener
Center Point Catcher Lisa Ashlock threw a 1 hit performance as Center Point blazed to a 14-0 victory in four innings over Central City. Center Point improves to 3-0 in the Tri-Rivers conference while Central City drops to 1-2. Also noted is Pope John XXIII death on this date in 1963 at age 81 after a long illness.
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Kennedy Girls Softball Triumph Over Regis at Van Bechter Park
Kennedy defeated Regis 16 to 4 in a Friday game at Van Bechter Park. Cindy Lamp led Kennedy with three of the team's 10 hits.
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Hoffman earns Hawkeye victory
Ed Sanger has a strong night at Hawkeye Downs as Don Hoffman in a 1978 Camaro wins Friday’s 25 lap feature for his first win of the season. Sanger advances to second after starting ninth and passes Bill Rice on lap 13, while 4,600 fans watch. Hoffman credits Sanger’s pressure for his victory and notes he feared another breakdown. The race echoed the season opener when Hoffman led early before failing.
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Don Hoffman
Des Moines
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John Moss
Iowa City
Waterloo
Bill Rice
Checkers
Japanese Raid on Dutch Harbor Opens 1942 War Action
On this date in 1942 Japanese warplanes attacked Dutch Harbor in Alaska marking a bold early World War II air raid. The strike drew U S retaliatory responses and intensified Pacific Theater combat actions through the year.
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Alaska
Washington sophs cap season with 2-1 win over Benton
Washington's sophomore baseball team finished 14 6 after a 2-1 victory over Benton Community. Tim Pazour and Dave Gosch led with two hits each while Dave Jurgens had two for Benton. Dave Scott earned the win for Washington.
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Dave Gosch
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